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’22 SOI: IS GOLF AGAIN READY FOR SUPPLY EXPANSION?
’22 State of the Industry: Could Golf Currently Support More Supply? Continuing our select release of interesting facts from the…
PELLUCID 2022 STATE OF THE INDUSTRY NOW AVAILABLE; (UNUSUALLY) OPTIMISTIC OUTLOOK
’22 State of the Industry: Golf Demand Strengthens Despite Rounds Decline Pellucid announces the publishing of their definitive 2022 State of…
THANKS TO JAN. WEATHER, +34% GPH = STRONG START TO ’23!
For those of you who attended the ’22 State of the Industry (SoI), you’ll recall that we quantified how poor…
JAN. OUTSIDE THE ROPES: ’22 ROUNDS DOWN BUT GOLF DEMAND UP?
’22 Rounds Down but Demand for Golf Was Up? Stuart and I are back from our annual Orlando pilgrimage having…
REGISTER NOW FOR PELLUCID’S 20TH STATE OF THE INDUSTRY PRESENTATION!
Pellucid State of the Industry Presentation Pellucid’s announces its 20th annual Pellucid State of the Industry Presentation during the PGA…
JAN PELLUCID PERSPECTIVE: (SIGNIFICANTLY) BETTER WEATHER AHEAD IN ’23
Hello golf stakeholders: It’s time for the pre-GBC/PGA Merchandising Show issue of the Perspective as everyone packs their bags, sticks…
DEC. PELLUCID PERSPECTIVE: ’22 REVIEW, DO YOU NEED A PARACHUTE TO SKYDIVE IN ’23?
Hello golf stakeholders: First, on behalf of the entire Perspective publishing staff (all 4 of us), we’d like to wish…
NOV. WEATHER GALE-FORCE HEADWIND, OCT. UTILIZATION HOLDS STEADY AT 60%
Golf Weather Impact: November Weather is Fierce Headwind November weather was widely and significantly unfavorable as Golf Playable Hours (GPH)…
PELLUCID OUTSIDE THE ROPES: ‘22 RESULTS PREVIEW, WHERE DO WE GROW FROM HERE?
Where Do We Grow From Here? In the November Perspective, I wrote an article headlined “We’ve had a great season,…
OCT WEATHER DOWN SLIGHTLY, SEP UTILIZATION HOLDS AT 60%
Golf Weather Impact: October Decline is “Just a Flesh Wound” October weather results followed the September’s trend as Golf Playable…
PELLUCID OCT. OUTSIDE THE ROPES; IS WORK-FROM-HOME SHIFT BENEFITTING GOLF?
The pandemic significantly accelerated several macro consumer trends in America with online shopping and Work-from-Home (WfH) being illustrations A and…
THE PELLUCID PERSPECTIVE: MARKET ANALYSIS, “IT’S NOT JUST FOR FEASIBILITY ANYMORE”
Hello golf stakeholders: The October issue of the Perspective should be a welcome respite from the continuing, provocative coverage of…
SEP WEATHER DOWN MARGINALLY, AUG UTILIZATION FLAT VS. WEATHER UPTICK
Golf Weather Impact: Flat September Finishes Flat Q3 September weather results were off marginally as Golf Playable Hours (GPH) decreased…
PELLUCID OUTSIDE THE ROPES: HOW DOES GOLF RESPOND TO INFLATION?
Is Golf Taking Adequate Advantage of Inflation? It’s nearly impossible these days to consume any general or business media publication…
SEPT. PELLUCID PERSPECTIVE: GOLF SUPPLY SIZE AND SHAPE SHIFTING (SLOWLY)
Hello golf stakeholders: Labor Day is now in the rearview mirror and much of the north is experiencing what the…
AUG WEATHER PROVIDES TAILWIND, JUL UTILIZATION ALSO UP!
Golf Weather Impact: Positive August Should Fuel “Animal Spirits” August weather results brought much-needed relief from a string of comparatively…
PELLUCID OUTSIDE THE ROPES: IS GOLF RECESSION-PROOF? PART DEUX
This month’s topic and headline “flips the script” in that normally Pellucid raises an industry topic for discussion and then…
AUGUST PERSPECTIVE: TWO SHADOW FACTORS PROVIDING A GOLF OPERATIONS TAILWIND
Hello golf stakeholders: The “apex month” for rounds (July is ~15% of the annual total based on the 5-yr average)…
JULY WEATHER MELTS GPH, JUNE UTILIZATION BEATS DOWN WEATHER
Golf Weather Impact: July Scorcher Melts GPH Nationally July weather results delivered a change of unusual magnitude as Golf Playable…
